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eric levine
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Northern Colorado

About Me

My first camping was via scouting. I started backpacking in 1971, and since then have used many gear combinations. I've section hiked most of the AT and Long Trail, and now mainly take shorter trips on top of the rockies in Colorado and Wyoming. I've been hiking light since 1995, going from a 3-season base weight of 12.5 lbs to under 8 lbs.

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MORE HAT REVIEWS-INFOIt seems like the older I get the more appreciation I have for hats.
There have been very few hat reviews here so far, which may reflect the market somewhat, regarding multi adaptable headgear.
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flashlight outputLUX IS pretty easy to measure with luxmeter, which photographers have used for years. Lux tells only max. brightness, but you could measure the beam in a few places and try to estimate total output...

BatteriesPJ has already posted my fav. links, but here are some more. I've ordered from all of these, not just browsed.
1. http://www.eneloop.info/whatseneloop.html
I believe these are the new 2nd g...

Re: Re: reviewWe completely agree, though my little arc premiums are the older units, new ones a good notch brighter, I understand.
But I have some new little 5mm Nichias, and as you say, different class enti...

Re: Re: Roy, John, further gps discussionAll good comments, I have nothing technical to add. I've owned the 101 since BEFORE there were E2 lithium aaa's on the market. It works very well for me, better than the e-trex it replaced....

Re: Re: Re: Check this out.I intend to use it for VB inside my bag, as well as emergency equipment for a mild season daypack.
As for specs, I fully agree that comparing this to any "real" down bag is a joke, es...

Re: Check this out.Looks like the folks who developed the original space blanket have their own clone version.
http://www.mpioutdoors.com/extreme-tech-data.htm
I don't believe you can do a straight comparis...

All Reader Reviews by eric levine

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Antigravity Gear .4 oz pepsi style alcohol stoveThis was my first alcohol stove after the Trangia, which I used before these pepsi stoves were invented.
Despite a taped seam build, this stove is very good, still doing great after 5 or more years...

Patagonia MicroPuff VestAs already said, the cut is a little large, and I opted for the small, which just fits me.
I believe this vest is or will not be available, with a zipped version replacing it.
I find this vest g...

Garmin Foretrex 101I've done like Ryan, with the addition of removing the back cover and substituting clear postal strapping tape, which is what I did with my old etrex. One could even rig up a nearly weightless str...

Fenix LOD-CE (CREE 1-AAA)My observation is that there are two types of lightweight backpacking flashlight users. The first are those who want a basic nighttime camp light. Lights such as the photon weigh a few grams and are s...

Silva Type 54 CompassThe Brunton (Silva) combi 54 is the best all around compass I’ve seen. Overall, it has proven itself better than my old Suunto KB-14, commonly regarded as the most accurate sighting compass around.
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